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- Title
Down Syndrome and Fathering: An Exploration of Ambiguous Loss.
- Authors
Bentley, Gail E.; Zvonkovic, Anisa; Mccarty, Michael; Springer, Nicole
- Abstract
Fathers of children with Down syndrome (DS) described their attitudes and coping behaviors, responses were evaluated in the context of Ambiguous Loss theory, using a person-oriented, mixed-methods approach. In general, the fathers expressed the ambiguity of loving the child they had while mourning a life they may have anticipated. Three clusters of fathers (Mastering, Connecting, and Thriving) were identified and described. Mastering cluster fathers used action-oriented coping strategies to manage their life. Connecting cluster fathers engaged in outreach activities related to DS. Thriving cluster fathers embraced their life and reframed their experiences as giving them a sense of purpose or higher meaning. Ambiguous loss theory provided a non-deficit lens to better understand this group of fathers of children with DS.
- Subjects
QUALITY of life; PSYCHOLOGICAL adaptation; ANALYSIS of variance; CLUSTER analysis (Statistics); CONCEPTUAL structures; CONTENT analysis; FATHER-child relationship; FATHERS; RESEARCH methodology; MULTIVARIATE analysis; PSYCHOLOGY; SCALE analysis (Psychology); STATISTICS; THEORY; DATA analysis; DOWN syndrome; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ATTITUDES toward disabilities
- Publication
Fathering: A Journal of Theory, Research & Practice about Men as Fathers, 2015, Vol 13, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1537-6680
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.3149/fth.1301.1